fiddle

~ Family

Description

Generally any bowed handle lute with the characteristic "violin" shape belong to fiddles.

Relationships

used in:bluegrass
cajun
subtypes:hardingfele
lira da braccio (Renaissance violin)
lirone (Bass renaissance violin)
oktawka
suka
vielle (Medieval violin)
viola d'amore (Baroque fretless similar to both viols and violins.)
violin octet (New modern streamlined family of violins)
type of (as fiddle family):bowed string instruments
consists of (as fiddle family):viol family (Viola de gamba family)
violin family (Modern violin family)
Wikidata:Q510487 [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/gakki/gakki_main_fiddle.html [info]